BBH Graduate Students

Lauren is interested in the role of the immune system, inflammation, and bioenergetics in mental health trajectories. 

Emily’s research focuses on the influence of interoception (perception of bodily state) on affect and behavior.

Shannon Glenn is a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Biobehavioral Health and a Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) predoctoral fellow.

Yiping has a background in public health and is interested in the social and spatial determinants of substance use behaviors. 

Hridya is a dual-title PhD student in BBH & Clinical and Translational Sciences and uses epidemiologic and genetic data (from GHS, HCHS/SOL, and PAGE consortia) to study reproductive and cardiovascular conditions.

David’s research uses intensive longitudinal data analysis to investigate the interplay of sleep and circadian rhythms with cardiovascular health and health-risk behaviors.

Sam’s research focuses on the role of mood states in addiction pathology and recovery.

Taylor's interests are broadly centered around the biopsychosocial processes related to chronic musculoskeletal pain.  

Katja's research focuses on factors that contribute to risky substance use among understudied adolescent and young adult populations through analysis of intensive longitudinal data.

Shannon is broadly interested in how health behaviors and psychological factors of occupational stress affect the overall health of first responders (e.g. firefighters, paramedics, law enforcement, and emergency nurses and physicians).

Qiaofeng is interested in understanding the impact of biopsychosocial factors on biological aging processes at physiological and molecular levels across the human lifespan.